Please do not cross post. On Mon September 19 2005 18:13, + David Flor wrote: > Please forward to whoever is appropriate... > > Who do I contact if I have questions regarding distribution of an > OpenOffice derivative? I'm interested in using the word processor on a > potentially commercial and "off the shelf" product and would like to know > what licensing restrictions there are.
Openoffice.org is being distributed under the LGPL license which effectively only restricts you to supply the code and any changes you make to the OpenOffice.org code to anyone who asks. As far as I am aware no restrictions on your own code apply. > I understand somewhat the GPL, so I understand that means I have to make > the source openly available. If I were to compile OpenOffice in to a DLL > linked in to a greater program... > 1) Do I have to include the sources as part of the distribution, or simply > make them available *somewhere* for download. They have to be reasonably easily available but not necessarily included. > 2) Does the source code disclosure apply only to the OpenOffice component, > and not any applications that may use it? That is my understanding of it. Please reply to [email protected] only -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
